Friday 10 February 2012

God's glory

A happy poem for a change. Most of my poems are written when I'm feeling down, to help me sort out what's going on: I do have happy times too, but I'm too busy enjoying them to try to put the feelings into words!

Glory to You my God


Glory to You my God
who made the sun
to burst out upon us
and flood us with light, warmth and cheer!

Glory to You my God
who made the wind
to whistle and roar
and blow away the cobwebs in our minds!

Glory to You my God
who dances on the sunbeams
and whirls round with the wind
for very joy in Your creation!

Glory to You my God for ever and for ever!
19th Feb. 1993


Picture from Google images http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/550041-what-does-tiger-have-to-do-to-be-back/page__st__60 to You my God

Sunset sky

Sky Reflection

Lord,
Today You made the sky
a reflection of the sea.
I saw it all Lord -
each wave, each ripple,
like tiny creases in the sky.
The clouds were ripple - marked
like the hard sand
when the tide goes out:
I could even see
the gentle breakers
moving slowly over the white cloud - beach,
the blue - sky islands jutting out
and the foamy wave heads
where wave meets wave,
golden with the soon setting sun.

23rd May 1986

Picture found using Google images http://porbital.deviantart.com/art/Ripple-Sky-107159489

Bad weather feelings

This is also on my other blog http://hawthornespatchwork.blogspot.com/ so apologies to those who've already seen it.


On a windy, rainy night
(Prayer of an undiagnosed S.A.D. sufferer)

Lord,
forgive me the times
I let fear get the better of me -
when a grey day makes me feel gloomy,
when the wind’s roaring scares me,
when the darkness outside as night approaches
seeps into my mind also.

Help me not to let
these natural things affect my moods,
remembering that You created them,
You caused them to be,
You set the rules for them.
Let me instead
rejoice in the variety of weather
You have made,
the turning of the seasons,
the circle of day and night,
seeing them in their wholeness and balance
with daytime, sunshine, and calmness.

Help me to learn from them, Lord,
the lessons You can teach;
that darkness and bad weather
don’t last forever -
the sun will come again
and that we need sun and rain
to grow strong and tall.

And,
if I cannot do either of these Lord,
hold my hand
and sit with me
until the moods pass
and I am myself again.
Amen.

21st March 1999

Fear of failure

I have a secret to admit to you....whenever I start to write in a new notebook I just have to leave the first page blank. It looks so beautifully clean and unsullied that I can't bear to spoil it by putting my scrawl on it. Sometimes I even start at the back of the book, working my way forwards! If I had beautiful calligraphic handwriting, and had something outstandingly wise to say, then I'd go for it but until then my habit remains.

I began to wonder if sometimes I approach each new day like this, and that's how this 'poem' got written.



A blank sheet of paper,
So new,
So clean,
So full of promise
Yet so full of fear -
Fear of failing
Fear of spoiling it
Fear of going wrong and making a mess.

Be confident
Like a child.
Enjoy making the marks.
You don’t expect a child
To draw a masterpiece do you?
Don’t you praise her efforts
And feel pride in what she can achieve
At her age?
So it is with you.
You are not perfect.
You are where you are
And nobody can expect you to be anywhere else.
Have fun!
And if you make a mistake,
Well, never mind -
Throw it away and start again.
I love you.
I am proud of you.
I enjoy what you do.
So go to it!

6th Dec. 98


Picture found using Google images http://www.reading-with-kids.com/readingactivities.html